Monday, August 6, 2012

28 Things To Do Before I Die

Dear All,

This is an open letter to all those who love me and whom I hold in slightly high regard.


I was doing a bit of cleaning in my room today and I came across a document written in my own handwriting titled "29 Things To Do Before I Die". I dont know when I wrote this, how I wrote this, if I copied it from somewhere or I was just feeling immensely full of life.


I almost cried when I read it, and I have decided that before the decade is done I will do each and every one of these things on the list. I would like all those close to me to make sure I follow through. You can also join me.


Without further ado,

  1. Learn to fly
  2. Donate a month's salary to charity
  3. Climb a mountain alone
  4. Buy a piece of original art
  5. Do a good deed anonymously
  6. Laugh everyday
  7. Run a marathon
  8. Visit every continent
  9. Feel the need to write love poetry
  10. Surprise someone by telling them how I feel
  11. Cry with happiness
  12. Meet a leader of a country
  13. Start a trip without any idea of the destination
  14. Give a child a home
  15. Sleep under the stars
  16. Leap before I look
  17. Defend a principle at a personal cost
  18. Make a speech that changes someone's life
  19. Be a best friend to more than one person
  20. Meditate
  21. Be present at the birth of anything
  22. Love as though there is no tomorrow
  23. Forgive someone who does not deserve it
  24. Work for myself
  25. Resign using lots of swear words
  26. See the northern lights
  27. Travel in a fighter jet
  28. Swim with a dolphin
  29. Go aboard naval destroyer



The ones I have done are underlined and number 29, has been done thanks to one of my great friends Saadia Qayyum who will probably never read this post. Follow her on twitter  


Here's hoping for an interesting decade!


Cheers,


Z

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